Otto hangs on for first Tour win

FINAL LEADERBOARD (GB & Ire unless stated)
-25 Otto (SA) -24 O Wilson -23 Karlsson (Swe) -21 Archer, Siem (Ger)
-20 McGowan -18 Velasco, Havret, Nilsson

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Otto poses with his first European Tour title

South Africa's Hennie Otto claimed his first European Tour title as he won the Italian Open in Milan.

Otto let a five-shot lead slip for the second time in four starts, but held his nerve to triumph by one shot over Englishman Oliver Wilson.

Needing a par four on the last to win, the 31-year-old played a great shot to within six feet and holed to clinch it.

Otto finished with a 25-under aggregate of 263 - one outside Percy Alliss's 1935 tournament record.

He needed a 65 to equal Els' record 29 under at the 2003 Johnnie Walker Classic in Perth but slipped back with a six at the 12th.

However, following his win, a relieved Otto said: "I thought I was under the lip of the bunker on the last.

I have been working very hard on my putting and I don't think I've ever holed more long putts than I did this week Hennie Otto

"But when I saw where it finished I said to my caddy 'let's just get this on the green, two putt and go home'.

"It's great to win. I have been working very hard on my putting and I don't think I've ever holed more long putts than I did this week."

Swede Robert Karlsson, who set a course record of 61 on Friday, finished in third and joint fourth were England's Phillip Archer and German Marcel Siem.

For Wilson, the 27-year-old former Walker Cup player from Mansfield, a superb 64 meant a third runners-up finish of the season and a sixth in all.

But he will regret damaging his putter by banging it against his bag in frustration on Friday, after which he was forced to use a wedge on the greens.

Former Open champion John Daly closed with a 67 to claim joint-23rd spot for his best performance for some time.